Size It Up #14 (November 9, 2026): answers and real sizes

Round 1: Ferret next to gray wolf

Ferret (Mustela putorius furo): 40 cm · 1 ft 4 in, adult, head to tail base (silhouette: genus). The reference, gray wolf, is 1.3 m · 4 ft 3 in long, so the ferret is 3.3× smaller. A guess between 38 cm and 42 cm scores 100; 20 cm or 80 cm scores 59. The hint window for this round was 10 cm to 60 cm.

Source: Wikipedia, Ferret · reference: Wikipedia, Gray wolf · silhouettes: PhyloPic (public domain; public domain)

Round 2: Fin whale next to great white shark

Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus): 20 m · 66 ft, adult, total length (silhouette: genus). The reference, great white shark, is 4.5 m · 15 ft long, so the fin whale is 4.4× bigger. A guess between 19 m and 21 m scores 100; 10 m or 40 m scores 59. The hint window for this round was 8 m to 40 m.

Source: Wikipedia, Fin whale · reference: Wikipedia, Great white shark · silhouettes: PhyloPic (public domain; public domain)

Round 3: Leopard seal next to humpback whale

Leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx): 3 m · 9 ft 10 in, adult, nose to tail. The reference, humpback whale, is 14 m · 46 ft long, so the leopard seal is 4.7× smaller. A guess between 2.9 m and 3.2 m scores 100; 1.5 m or 6 m scores 59. The hint window for this round was 1 m to 6 m.

Source: Wikipedia, Leopard seal · reference: Wikipedia, Humpback whale · silhouettes: PhyloPic (public domain; public domain)

Round 4: Monarch butterfly next to goliath frog

Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus): 9.5 cm · 3.7 in, adult, wingspan. The reference, goliath frog, is 30 cm · 12 in long, so the monarch butterfly is 3.2× smaller. A guess between 9 cm and 10 cm scores 100; 4.8 cm or 19 cm scores 59. The hint window for this round was 6 cm to 30 cm.

Source: Wikipedia, Monarch butterfly · reference: Wikipedia, Goliath frog · silhouettes: PhyloPic (public domain; public domain)

Round 5: Jumping spider next to giant centipede

Jumping spider (Phidippus audax): 1.2 cm · 0.47 in, adult female, body length. The reference, giant centipede, is 28 cm · 11 in long, so the jumping spider is 23× smaller. A guess between 1.1 cm and 1.3 cm scores 100; 6 mm or 2.4 cm scores 59. The hint window for this round was 3 mm to 2 cm.

Source: Wikipedia, Jumping spider · reference: Wikipedia, Giant centipede · silhouettes: PhyloPic (public domain; public domain)