ALL ANSWERS · INSECTS · DAILY No. 51 · OCTOBER 24, 2026
Size It Up Insects answer: October 24
The five Insects silhouettes for October 24, 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 51 ran from a western flower thrips (1.4 mm) to a devil's flower mantis (13 cm). The widest gap was round 2, Western Flower Thrips against Common Earwig, at 9.3×; the closest call was round 4, Devil's Flower Mantis against Privet Hawk-moth, only 1.2× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.
SPOILER · TODAY’S FIVE
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ROUND 1
Honeybee (adult) vs Holly Blue (adult)
Holly Blue · reference · 3 cm Honeybee · true length · 1.2 cm 2.5× shorter than the holly blue
Honeybee: 12 mm body length for the selected adult. Published length 12 mm. Head to abdomen tip; antennae and legs excluded.
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ROUND 2
Western Flower Thrips (adult female) vs Common Earwig (adult · pincers excluded)
Common Earwig · reference · 1.3 cm Western Flower Thrips · true length · 1.4 mm 9.3× shorter than the common earwig
Western Flower Thrips: 1.4 mm body length for the selected adult female. Published adult female length about 1.4 mm; the male is about 1 mm. Head to abdomen tip; antennae, fringed wings and legs excluded.
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ROUND 3
Southern Wood Ant (worker) vs Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (adult)
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug · reference · 1.7 cm Southern Wood Ant · true length · 6 mm 2.8× shorter than the brown marmorated stink bug
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 4
Devil's Flower Mantis (adult female) vs Privet Hawk-moth (adult)
Privet Hawk-moth · reference · 10.5 cm Devil's Flower Mantis · true length · 13 cm 1.2× longer than the privet hawk-moth
Devil's Flower Mantis: 130 mm body length for the selected adult female. Published adult female length about 130 mm; males reach about 100 mm. Head to wing tip along the body axis; antennae and the raptorial forelegs are excluded.
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ROUND 5
European Hornet (large adult) vs Small White Butterfly (adult · open wings)
Small White Butterfly · reference · 4.8 cm European Hornet · true length · 3.5 cm 1.4× shorter than the small white butterfly
European Hornet: 35 mm body length for the selected large adult. Published upper length 35 mm; a large adult, not a typical worker. Head to abdomen tip; wings, legs and antennae excluded.
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