Size It Up #12 (November 7, 2026): answers and real sizes

Round 1: Deer tick next to yellowjacket wasp

Deer tick (Ixodes scapularis): 3 mm · 0.12 in, unfed adult, body length (silhouette: genus). The reference, yellowjacket wasp, is 1.4 cm · 0.55 in long, so the deer tick is 4.7× smaller. A guess between 2.9 mm and 3.1 mm scores 100; 1.5 mm or 6 mm scores 59. The hint window for this round was 1.5 mm to 8 mm.

Source: Wikipedia, Deer tick · reference: Wikipedia, Yellowjacket wasp · silhouettes: PhyloPic (public domain; public domain)

Round 2: Philippine tarsier next to green iguana

Philippine tarsier (Carlito syrichta): 12 cm · 4.7 in, adult, head and body. The reference, green iguana, is 1.5 m · 4 ft 11 in long, so the philippine tarsier is 13× smaller. A guess between 11 cm and 13 cm scores 100; 6 cm or 24 cm scores 59. The hint window for this round was 5 cm to 30 cm.

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

Round 3: Koala next to common minke whale

Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus): 75 cm · 2 ft 6 in, adult, head and body. The reference, common minke whale, is 8 m · 26 ft long, so the koala is 11× smaller. A guess between 71 cm and 79 cm scores 100; 38 cm or 1.5 m scores 59. The hint window for this round was 20 cm to 1.5 m.

Source: Wikipedia, Koala · reference: Wikipedia, Common minke whale · silhouettes: PhyloPic (public domain; public domain)

Round 4: Great hammerhead shark next to etruscan shrew

Great hammerhead shark (Sphyrna mokarran): 4 m · 13 ft, adult, total length. The reference, etruscan shrew, is 4 cm · 1.6 in long, so the great hammerhead shark is 100× bigger. A guess between 3.8 m and 4.2 m scores 100; 2 m or 8 m scores 59. The hint window for this round was 2 m to 15 m.

Source: Wikipedia, Great hammerhead shark · reference: Wikipedia, Etruscan shrew · silhouettes: PhyloPic (public domain; public domain)

Round 5: Tiger next to brown rat

Tiger (Panthera tigris): 2 m · 6 ft 7 in, adult male, head to tail base. The reference, brown rat, is 23 cm · 9.1 in long, so the tiger 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, Tiger · reference: Wikipedia, Brown rat · silhouettes: PhyloPic (public domain; public domain)