Size It Up #11 (November 6, 2026): answers and real sizes

Round 1: Giant Pacific octopus next to platypus

Giant Pacific octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini): 4.3 m · 14 ft, adult, arm span (silhouette: Octopus). The reference, platypus, is 45 cm · 1 ft 6 in long, so the giant pacific octopus is 9.6× bigger. A guess between 4.1 m and 4.5 m scores 100; 2.1 m or 8.6 m scores 59. The hint window for this round was 1.5 m to 8 m.

Source: Wikipedia, Giant Pacific octopus · reference: Wikipedia, Platypus · silhouettes: PhyloPic (public domain; public domain)

Round 2: Chicken next to okapi

Chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus): 45 cm · 1 ft 6 in, adult hen, bill to tail. The reference, okapi, is 1.5 m · 4 ft 11 in tall, so the chicken is 3.3× smaller. A guess between 43 cm and 47 cm scores 100; 23 cm or 90 cm scores 59. The hint window for this round was 10 cm to 60 cm.

Source: Wikipedia, Chicken · reference: Wikipedia, Okapi · silhouettes: PhyloPic (public domain; public domain)

Round 3: Atlas moth next to narwhal

Atlas moth (Attacus atlas): 24 cm · 9.4 in, adult, wingspan (silhouette: Saturniidae). The reference, narwhal, is 4.5 m · 15 ft long, so the atlas moth is 19× smaller. A guess between 23 cm and 25 cm scores 100; 12 cm or 48 cm scores 59. The hint window for this round was 10 cm to 50 cm.

Source: Wikipedia, Atlas moth · reference: Wikipedia, Narwhal · silhouettes: PhyloPic (public domain; public domain)

Round 4: Grizzly bear next to meerkat

Grizzly bear (Ursus arctos): 2 m · 6 ft 7 in, adult male, head to tail base. The reference, meerkat, is 29 cm · 11 in long, so the grizzly bear is 6.9× 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 60 cm to 3 m.

Source: Wikipedia, Grizzly bear · reference: Wikipedia, Meerkat · silhouettes: PhyloPic (public domain; public domain)

Round 5: Ladybird next to philippine tarsier

Ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata): 7 mm · 0.28 in, adult, body length (silhouette: genus). The reference, philippine tarsier, is 12 cm · 4.7 in long, so the ladybird is 17× smaller. A guess between 6.7 mm and 7.4 mm scores 100; 3.5 mm or 1.4 cm scores 59. The hint window for this round was 2 mm to 1.5 cm.

Source: Wikipedia, Ladybird · reference: Wikipedia, Philippine tarsier · silhouettes: PhyloPic (public domain; public domain)