SADIE 𓅐
@cicadie
[she/they] Miserable wench from New England who likes arthropods more than people. I love to ramble about bugs and birds! <3 All photos are mine unless otherwise specified/credited.
Did you remember to eat today? Take a break from your doomscroll and have a munch with this monarch! Remember to drink some water, too. #bugsky #massnature #lepidoptera #monarch #selfcare
Any lepidopterists in chat who could tell me if these are Euchaetes egle eggs? When I look it up I just find pictures of caterpillars and I'm so curious! #bugsky #lepidoptera #moth #nature
Sorry for the non-bug post, but I looked at the account of someone who just followed me and saw that they post things like this. If you think this stuff is okay, don't interact with me. I don't care how much you like bugs, you're not welcome on my page.
Found a new lifer today: Eremnophilia aureonotata, the gold-marked thread-waisted wasp! Sorry the video is rough, I had to record it with someone else's phone. But I don't think any camera would do her justice, those metallic markings were amazing! #bugsky #hymenoptera #entomology #nature
EXCITING UPDATE! Our tortoise beetle friend has reached adulthood! Isn't he stunning?! The elytra markings remind me of a Rorschach inkblot. Species is Deloyala guttata, the mottled tortoise beetle, for anyone wondering! #bugsky #insect #coleoptera #newenglandnature
I've been checking in on this tortoise beetle larva every day the past few weeks, look how big he (and his fecal shield) have grown! #coleoptera #bugsky #massnature
Two different milkweed-eating beetles enjoying a meal! Rhyssomatus lineaticollis: the milkweed stem weevil and Tetraopes tetrophthalmus: the milkweed longhorn beetle. 🌿 #bugsky #milkweed #beetle #newengland
Male vs female blue Pachydiplax longipennis--blue dasher dragonflies! Only the males are blue though, as you can see. Did you know they're the only species in the genus Pachydiplax? #bugsky #odonata #dragonfly #entomology
I think this blue dasher mite have a parasite problem...But water we gonna do about it? #odonata #bugsky #watermites #dragonfly
Scudderia furcata nymphs on my milkweed plants 🦗 🍃 I had only ever seen them as adults before this year, I didn't expect the nymphs to be so colorful! #bugsky #orthoptera #katydid
Anyone who thinks roaches are ugly clearly hasn't seen Ectobius pallidus before 🪳🤎 #bugsky #roachsky #blattodea
Milkweed beetles are here at last! I love all guests on my milkweed with all my heart but I have a real soft spot for these guys especially. 🥰 #bugsky #coleoptera #milkweed #cerambycidae
Found a Dolomedes tenebrosus molt on the side of my house! 🕷🤎 Anyone know how to go about preserving this? It's way too cool for me to leave behind, so if anyone has experience, please let me know your thoughts! :) #bugsky #spider #arachnology #bug
Saw this icnheumon wasp today! That bright orange color is so pretty 🐝🧡 #bugsky #ichneumonidae #insect #newengland
Found this pretty crane fly in Providence yesterday! Love the greyscale look, very chic~ 🖤🩶🤍 #bugsky #diptera #newengland
First frog sighting of 2026 is...Dryophytes versicolor, the grey tree frog!! What a cutie patootie 🥺 #frog #amphibian #newengland #nature #herping
I love spring so much but only after a long harsh winter. If it's too early I get sad...This year is perfect though.
Found my first bee of 2026! I love cellophane bees so much, they're such a treat in the early springtime 🥹