ALL ANSWERS · INSECTS · DAILY No. 62 · NOVEMBER 4, 2026
Size It Up Insects answer: November 4
The five Insects silhouettes for November 4, 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 62 ran from a flower longhorn beetle (7.3 mm) to a blue morpho (14 cm). The widest gap was round 3, German Cockroach against Southern Hawker, at 5.4×; the closest call was round 2, Blue Morpho against Death's-head Hawkmoth, 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
Convolvulus Hawk-moth (adult) vs White-tailed Bumblebee (large adult)
White-tailed Bumblebee · reference · 2 cm Convolvulus Hawk-moth · true wingspan · 10 cm 5.0× wider than the white-tailed bumblebee
Convolvulus Hawk-moth: 100 mm wingspan for the selected adult. Selected 100 mm midpoint of the published 80–120 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 2
Blue Morpho (adult · open wings) vs Death's-head Hawkmoth (adult · open wings)
Death's-head Hawkmoth · reference · 11.8 cm Blue Morpho · true wingspan · 14 cm 1.2× wider than the death's-head hawkmoth
Blue Morpho: 140 mm wingspan for the selected adult. Selected 140 mm within the published adult wingspan of 5-8 inches (127-203 mm). Furthest left to furthest right wingtip with wings spread; antennae and legs excluded.
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ROUND 3
German Cockroach (adult) vs Southern Hawker (adult)
Southern Hawker · reference · 7 cm German Cockroach · true length · 1.3 cm 5.4× shorter than the southern hawker
German Cockroach: 13 mm body length for the selected adult. Selected 13 mm within published adult range 10–15 mm. Head to abdomen tip; antennae and legs excluded.
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ROUND 4
Annam Stick Insect (adult) vs Banded Demoiselle (adult)
Banded Demoiselle · reference · 4.5 cm Annam Stick Insect · true length · 10.3 cm 2.3× longer than the banded demoiselle
Annam Stick Insect: 103 mm body length for the selected adult. Selected 103 mm within the published adult range 100-120 mm. Head to abdomen tip; antennae and the forward-stretched legs are excluded.
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ROUND 5
Flower Longhorn Beetle (adult) vs Early Bumblebee (adult)
Early Bumblebee · reference · 1.7 cm Flower Longhorn Beetle · true length · 7.3 mm 2.3× shorter than the early bumblebee
Flower Longhorn Beetle: 7.3 mm body length for the selected adult. Selected 7.3 mm within the published adult range 7-13 mm. Head to elytra tip; the long antennae and the legs are excluded. Outline rotated to align the body.
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