Size It Up #6 (November 1, 2026): answers and real sizes

Round 1: Lion's mane jellyfish next to west indian manatee

Lion's mane jellyfish (Cyanea capillata): 50 cm · 1 ft 8 in, typical adult, bell diameter (giants reach 2 m). The reference, west indian manatee, is 3 m · 9 ft 10 in long, so the lion's mane jellyfish is 6× smaller. A guess between 48 cm and 53 cm scores 100; 25 cm or 1 m scores 59. The hint window for this round was 15 cm to 80 cm.

Source: Wikipedia, Lion's mane jellyfish · reference: Wikipedia, West Indian manatee · silhouettes: PhyloPic (public domain; public domain)

Round 2: Electric eel next to axolotl

Electric eel (Electrophorus electricus): 2 m · 6 ft 7 in, adult, total length. The reference, axolotl, is 23 cm · 9.1 in long, so the electric eel is 8.7× bigger. A guess between 1.9 m and 2.1 m scores 100; 1 m or 4 m scores 59. The hint window for this round was 1 m to 5 m.

Source: Wikipedia, Electric eel · reference: Wikipedia, Axolotl · silhouettes: PhyloPic (public domain; public domain)

Round 3: Guppy next to american bullfrog

Guppy (Poecilia reticulata): 3.5 cm · 1.4 in, adult female, total length. The reference, american bullfrog, is 12 cm · 4.7 in long, so the guppy is 3.4× smaller. A guess between 3.3 cm and 3.7 cm scores 100; 1.8 cm or 7 cm scores 59. The hint window for this round was 1.5 cm to 8 cm.

Source: Wikipedia, Guppy · reference: Wikipedia, American bullfrog · silhouettes: PhyloPic (public domain; public domain)

Round 4: Reticulated python next to coconut crab

Reticulated python (Malayopython reticulatus): 6 m · 20 ft, large adult, total length (silhouette: Python). The reference, coconut crab, is 90 cm · 2 ft 11 in long, so the reticulated python is 6.7× bigger. A guess between 5.7 m and 6.3 m scores 100; 3 m or 12 m scores 59. The hint window for this round was 2 m to 15 m.

Source: Wikipedia, Reticulated python · reference: Wikipedia, Coconut crab · silhouettes: PhyloPic (DS Biswas, CC BY; public domain)

Round 5: Emperor scorpion next to emu

Emperor scorpion (Pandinus imperator): 20 cm · 7.9 in, adult, body incl. tail (silhouette: Scorpiones). The reference, emu, is 1.7 m · 5 ft 7 in tall, so the emperor scorpion is 8.5× smaller. A guess between 19 cm and 21 cm scores 100; 10 cm or 40 cm scores 59. The hint window for this round was 10 cm to 60 cm.

Source: Wikipedia, Emperor scorpion · reference: Wikipedia, Emu · silhouettes: PhyloPic (public domain; public domain)