Size It Up #2 (October 28, 2026): answers and real sizes

Round 1: Honeybee next to naked mole-rat

Honeybee (Apis mellifera): 1.3 cm · 0.51 in, worker, body length. The reference, naked mole-rat, is 10 cm · 3.9 in long, so the honeybee is 7.7× smaller. A guess between 1.2 cm and 1.4 cm scores 100; 6.5 mm or 2.6 cm scores 59. The hint window for this round was 5 mm to 3 cm.

Source: Wikipedia, Honeybee · reference: Wikipedia, Naked mole-rat · silhouettes: PhyloPic (public domain; public domain)

Round 2: Goliath birdeater tarantula next to emperor penguin

Goliath birdeater tarantula (Theraphosa blondi): 28 cm · 11 in, adult, leg span. The reference, emperor penguin, is 1.1 m · 3 ft 9 in tall, so the goliath birdeater tarantula is 4.1× smaller. A guess between 27 cm and 29 cm scores 100; 14 cm or 56 cm scores 59. The hint window for this round was 10 cm to 60 cm.

Source: Wikipedia, Goliath birdeater tarantula · reference: Wikipedia, Emperor penguin · silhouettes: PhyloPic (public domain; public domain)

Round 3: Bowhead whale next to southern cassowary

Bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus): 16 m · 52 ft, adult, total length. The reference, southern cassowary, is 1.6 m · 5 ft 3 in tall, so the bowhead whale is 10× bigger. A guess between 15.2 m and 16.8 m scores 100; 8 m or 32 m scores 59. The hint window for this round was 5 m to 30 m.

Source: Wikipedia, Bowhead whale · reference: Wikipedia, Southern cassowary · silhouettes: PhyloPic (public domain; public domain)

Round 4: Toco toucan next to desert locust

Toco toucan (Ramphastos toco): 60 cm · 2 ft, adult, bill to tail. The reference, desert locust, is 6 cm · 2.4 in long, so the toco toucan is 10× bigger. A guess between 57 cm and 63 cm scores 100; 30 cm or 1.2 m scores 59. The hint window for this round was 20 cm to 1 m.

Source: Wikipedia, Toco toucan · reference: Wikipedia, Desert locust · silhouettes: PhyloPic (public domain; public domain)

Round 5: Horse next to poison dart frog

Horse (Equus caballus): 1.6 m · 5 ft 3 in, adult, height at withers. The reference, poison dart frog, is 4.5 cm · 1.8 in long, so the horse is 36× bigger. A guess between 1.5 m and 1.7 m scores 100; 80 cm or 3.2 m scores 59. The hint window for this round was 60 cm to 3 m.

Source: Wikipedia, Horse · reference: Wikipedia, Poison dart frog · silhouettes: PhyloPic (public domain; public domain)