And the office of queen is usually occupied by the first female bee in a nest to emerge from its pupa in spring.

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Would-be submitters must be able to fabricate MEMs that can be implanted into bugs at the pupa stage for integration into biological systems during development, and must prove that they can guide their creations to within three meters of a target from a minimum distance of 100 meters.

ENGADGET: DARPA solicits bids for insect cyborgs