ALL ANSWERS · ANIMALS · DAILY No. 45 · OCTOBER 18, 2026
Size It Up Animals answer: October 18
The five Animals silhouettes for October 18, with the true sizes. If you have not played yet, this page is a spoiler — play these five first, then come back to argue with the numbers.
Day 45 ran from a common pill woodlouse (1.8 cm) to a giant squid (12 m). The widest gap was round 4, Giant Squid against Emu, at 7.1×; the closest call was round 5, Greater Flamingo against Scarlet Macaw, only 1.5× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.
SPOILER · TODAY’S FIVE
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ROUND 1
House Cat vs Bottlenose Dolphin
Bottlenose Dolphin · reference · 2.8 m House Cat · true length · 46 cm 6.1× shorter than the bottlenose dolphin
A house cat is about 46 cm long without the tail.
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ROUND 2
Common Pill Woodlouse (adult) vs Guppy (adult female)
Guppy · reference · 3.5 cm Common Pill Woodlouse · true length · 1.8 cm 1.9× shorter than the guppy
A common pill woodlouse reaches about 18 mm and rolls into a ball when touched.
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ROUND 3
Great Horned Owl (Perched) vs Velociraptor
Velociraptor · reference · 2 m Great Horned Owl · true height · 55 cm 3.6× shorter than the velociraptor
A great horned owl stands about 55 cm tall perched, with a 1.2 m wingspan and almost silent flight.
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ROUND 4
Giant Squid vs Emu
Emu · reference · 1.7 m Giant Squid · true length · 12 m 7.1× longer than the emu
A giant squid stretches about 12 m from mantle to tentacle tip.
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ROUND 5
Greater Flamingo vs Scarlet Macaw (bill to tail)
Scarlet Macaw · reference · 84 cm Greater Flamingo · true height · 1.3 m 1.5× taller than the scarlet macaw
A greater flamingo stands about 1.3 m tall, pink from the shrimp it eats.
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