DAILY NO. 4 · VERIFIED MEASUREMENTS
The September 25, 2026 puzzle ran from a ladybird beetle at 1 cm to a giant stick insect at 56 cm — about 56× apart, drawing on insects & bugs. The pair furthest apart was round 3: a ladybird beetle is about 1.5× smaller than a honey bee.
Puzzle #4 asked about an Atlas moth wingspan, a giant centipede, a ladybird beetle, a giant stick insect and a Goliath birdeater. Each answer below gives the measured size, the reference it stood beside and the source behind the number. Want the surprise first? Replay this puzzle — archived days never touch your streak.
Answer: Atlas Moth Wingspan — 27 cm. An Atlas moth wingspan measures 27 cm (length / span), which is about 1.3× smaller than the reference, a laptop computer at 35 cm.
Atlas moths have some of the largest wings of any insect.
Common miss: players tend to inflate an Atlas moth wingspan when it sits beside a laptop computer — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Giant Centipede — 30 cm. A giant centipede measures 30 cm (length / span), which is 1.1× as big as the reference, an American football at 28 cm.
Scolopendra gigantea hunts bats in mid-air, plucking them from cave ceilings.
Common miss: players tend to compress a giant centipede when it sits beside an American football — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Ladybird Beetle — 1 cm. A ladybird beetle measures 1 cm (length / span), which is about 1.5× smaller than the reference, a honey bee at 1.5 cm.
One ladybird can eat several thousand aphids in a lifetime.
Common miss: players tend to inflate a ladybird beetle when it sits beside a honey bee — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Giant Stick Insect — 56 cm. A giant stick insect measures 56 cm (length / span), which is about 1.2× smaller than the reference, a French baguette at 65 cm.
Record stick insects can exceed half a metre with legs extended.
Common miss: players tend to inflate a giant stick insect when it sits beside a French baguette — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Goliath Birdeater — 28 cm. A Goliath birdeater measures 28 cm (length / span), which is 1.1× as big as the reference, a birthday cake at 25 cm.
Its leg span can be wider than a dinner plate.
Common miss: players tend to compress a Goliath birdeater when it sits beside a birthday cake — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Sizes are measured along the axis named in each round and link to their published source. Explore the full library by category, or read how scoring works.