Brood X are a species of rather unsettling cicadas, and their name is one of a few peculiarities they share with the X-Men aliens.
The most prominent villains of the X-Men are typically those who pose both a physical and philosophical threat to the merry mutants’ mission. These include mutant terrorists like Magneto and the Brotherhood of Mutants, tyrannical megalomaniacs like Sinister and Apocalypse and anti-mutant humans such as Senator Kelly. Some of their more unusual foes, however, are the insectoid Brood. These bug-like aliens recall a certain ’80s action movie franchise, and are fittingly disgusting in their own right.
Coincidentally, this year will see the real-world return of a very similar hibernating species of insects. Brood X are a species of rather unsettling cicadas, with their name being one of a few peculiarities shared with the X-Men aliens. Much as the Brood pose a continued threat to the X-Men, Brood X can do a variety of damage to shrubbery. Despite this, the real-life invaders are far more benevolent, as well as a lot more edible.