ALL ANSWERS · INSECTS · DAILY No. 5 · OCTOBER 29, 2026

Sizekin Insects answer: October 29

The five Insects silhouettes for October 29, 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 5 ran from Red Flour Beetle (3.45 mm) to Emperor Dragonfly (7.8 cm). The widest gap was round 1, Flower Longhorn Beetle against Green-veined White, at 6.3×; the closest call was round 5, Small Tortoiseshell against Common Blue Butterfly, only 1.6× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.

SPOILER · TODAY’S FIVE

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ROUND 1
Flower Longhorn Beetle (adult) vs Green-veined White (adult)
Green-veined White · reference · 4.6 cm
Flower Longhorn Beetle · true length · 7.3 mm
6.3× shorter than Green-veined White
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.
ROUND 2
Emperor Dragonfly (adult · body length) vs Wasp Beetle (adult)
Wasp Beetle · reference · 1.6 cm
Emperor Dragonfly · true length · 7.8 cm
4.9× taller than Wasp Beetle
Emperor Dragonfly: 78 mm body length for the selected adult. Published adult body length 78 mm. Head to abdomen tip; wings and legs excluded.
ROUND 3
Seven-spot Ladybird (adult) vs Red Flour Beetle (adult)
Red Flour Beetle · reference · 3.45 mm
Seven-spot Ladybird · true length · 6.6 mm
1.9× longer than Red Flour Beetle
Seven-spot Ladybird: 6.6 mm body length for the selected adult. Selected 6.6 mm within the published adult range 6-8 mm. Head to elytra tip in side view; antennae and legs excluded.
ROUND 4
Southern Hawker (adult) vs Early Bumblebee (adult)
Early Bumblebee · reference · 1.7 cm
Southern Hawker · true length · 7 cm
4.1× taller than Early Bumblebee
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.
ROUND 5
Small Tortoiseshell (adult) vs Common Blue Butterfly (adult)
Common Blue Butterfly · reference · 3.25 cm
Small Tortoiseshell · true wingspan · 5.35 cm
1.6× longer than Common Blue Butterfly
Small Tortoiseshell: 53.5 mm wingspan for the selected adult. Selected 53.5 mm from the published 45–62 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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