An ant-like Xindi species with a clicking language and a lifespan of about twelve years, usually allied with the Reptilians in the debate over destroying Earth.
The Xindi-Insectoids are one of the five surviving Xindi species in the third season of Enterprise. They look like large upright insects and speak in clicks, in the most complex of the Xindi languages. They are genderless, reproduce by laying clutches of eggs and live for roughly twelve years, which makes them quick to reach decisions and hard to restrain.
In the episode Hatchery, Enterprise finds a crashed Insectoid ship with a chamber of unhatched eggs. Archer is sprayed by a defensive toxin that makes him obsessively protective of the young, until his officers relieve him of command.
On the Council the Insectoids usually vote with the Reptilians and help them to seize the weapon. When they begin to doubt the Sphere-Builders' promises, Dolim destroys one of their ships and proceeds without them.