DAILY NO. 47 · VERIFIED MEASUREMENTS
Today's five insects & bugs Size It Up comparisons with the measured size of each object, its reference and a source you can check. The puzzle is still live, so every answer stays hidden until you tap it. Haven't played yet? Play today's puzzle first.
The November 7, 2026 puzzle ran from a giant wētā at 10 cm to a giant stick insect at 56 cm — about 6× apart, drawing on insects & bugs. The pair furthest apart was round 2: a giant stick insect is 1.3× as big as a computer keyboard.
Answer: Giant Wētā — 10 cm. A giant wētā measures 10 cm (length / span), which is almost exactly the same size as the reference, a monarch butterfly at 10 cm.
One of the heaviest insects on Earth — a large female outweighs a sparrow.
Common miss: players tend to inflate a giant wētā when it sits beside a monarch butterfly — 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 1.3× as big as the reference, a computer keyboard at 44 cm.
Record stick insects can exceed half a metre with legs extended.
Common miss: players tend to compress a giant stick insect when it sits beside a computer keyboard — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Atlas Moth Wingspan — 27 cm. An Atlas moth wingspan measures 27 cm (length / span), which is almost exactly the same size as the reference, an American football at 28 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 an American football — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Monarch Butterfly — 10 cm. A monarch butterfly measures 10 cm (length / span), which is 1.3× as big as the reference, a chocolate chip cookie at 8 cm.
Monarchs migrate as far as 4,000 km on a 10 cm wingspan.
Common miss: players tend to compress a monarch butterfly when it sits beside a chocolate chip cookie — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Praying Mantis — 10 cm. A praying mantis measures 10 cm (length / span), which is 1.3× as big as the reference, an apple at 8 cm.
A mantis can turn its head almost all the way round, which few insects manage.
Common miss: players tend to compress a praying mantis when it sits beside an apple — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
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