ALL ANSWERS · INSECTS · DAILY No. 46 · OCTOBER 19, 2026
Size It Up Insects answer: October 19
The five Insects silhouettes for October 19, 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 46 ran from a southern wood ant (6 mm) to an eastern tiger swallowtail (11 cm). The widest gap was round 1, Southern Wood Ant against Common Darter, at 6.8×; the closest call was round 3, Green-veined White against Stag Beetle, only 1.4× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.
SPOILER · TODAY’S FIVE
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ROUND 1
Southern Wood Ant (worker) vs Common Darter (adult)
Common Darter · reference · 4.05 cm Southern Wood Ant · true length · 6 mm 6.8× shorter than the common darter
Southern Wood Ant: 6 mm body length for the selected worker. Selected 6 mm within typical worker range 4–6 mm; not the 10 mm major worker. Head to abdomen tip; raised legs and antennae excluded.
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ROUND 2
American Cockroach (adult) vs European Praying Mantis (adult)
European Praying Mantis · reference · 6 cm American Cockroach · true length · 4 cm 1.5× shorter than the European praying mantis
American Cockroach: 40 mm body length for the selected adult. Published average adult head-to-abdomen length 40 mm (Biodiversity of Singapore, Diagnosis). Head to abdomen tip; antennae and legs excluded.
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ROUND 3
Green-veined White (adult) vs Stag Beetle (male · jaws included)
Stag Beetle · reference · 6.5 cm Green-veined White · true wingspan · 4.6 cm 1.4× shorter than the stag beetle
Green-veined White: 46 mm wingspan for the selected adult. Selected 46 mm from the published 40–52 mm wingspan. This is the range midpoint, not a species-wide average. Furthest left to furthest right wingtip with wings spread.
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ROUND 4
Southern Hawker (adult) vs Annam Stick Insect (adult)
Annam Stick Insect · reference · 10.3 cm Southern Hawker · true length · 7 cm 1.5× shorter than the Annam stick insect
Southern Hawker: 70 mm body length for the selected adult. Selected 70 mm from the published 70 mm length. Head to abdomen tip; wings and legs excluded.
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ROUND 5
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (adult · open wings) vs Orange-tip Butterfly (adult)
Orange-tip Butterfly · reference · 4.6 cm Eastern Tiger Swallowtail · true wingspan · 11 cm 2.4× wider than the orange-tip butterfly
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail: 110 mm wingspan for the selected adult. Selected 110 mm within published wingspan 85–140 mm. Furthest left to furthest right wingtip; trailing hindwing tails do not define this span.
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