ALL ANSWERS · INSECTS · DAILY No. 60 · NOVEMBER 2, 2026
Size It Up Insects answer: November 2
The five Insects silhouettes for November 2, 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 60 ran from an oriental beetle (8.1 mm) to a devil's flower mantis (13 cm). The widest gap was round 4, Devil's Flower Mantis against Early Bumblebee, at 7.6×; the closest call was round 1, Elephant Hawk-moth against Monarch Butterfly, only 1.7× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.
SPOILER · TODAY’S FIVE
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ROUND 1
Elephant Hawk-moth (adult) vs Monarch Butterfly (adult · open wings)
Monarch Butterfly · reference · 9 cm Elephant Hawk-moth · true wingspan · 5.25 cm 1.7× shorter than the monarch butterfly
Elephant Hawk-moth: 52.5 mm wingspan for the selected adult. Selected 52.5 mm from the published 45–60 mm wingspan. This is the range midpoint, not a species-wide average. Furthest left to furthest right wingtip with wings spread; legs and antennae excluded.
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ROUND 2
Pine Hawk-moth (adult) vs Red-tailed Bumblebee (adult)
Red-tailed Bumblebee · reference · 2.2 cm Pine Hawk-moth · true wingspan · 7.25 cm 3.3× wider than the red-tailed bumblebee
Pine Hawk-moth: 72.5 mm wingspan for the selected adult. Selected 72.5 mm midpoint of the published 65–80 mm wingspan range; not a species-wide average. Furthest left to furthest right wingtip with wings spread; legs and antennae excluded.
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ROUND 3
Southern Hawker (adult) vs House Cricket (adult)
House Cricket · reference · 2 cm Southern Hawker · true length · 7 cm 3.5× longer than the house cricket
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 4
Devil's Flower Mantis (adult female) vs Early Bumblebee (adult)
Early Bumblebee · reference · 1.7 cm Devil's Flower Mantis · true length · 13 cm 7.6× longer than the early bumblebee
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
Oriental Beetle (adult) vs Large Milkweed Bug (adult)
Large Milkweed Bug · reference · 1.5 cm Oriental Beetle · true length · 8.1 mm 1.9× shorter than the large milkweed bug
Oriental Beetle: 8.1 mm body length for the selected adult. Selected 8.1 mm within the published adult range 7-11 mm. Head to elytra tip; antennae and legs excluded.
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