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China unveiled a mosquito-sized drone designed for covert military operations and espionage — a development that’s raising alarms over the potential consequence of the tech falling into the wrong hands.

The miniature device, featuring two leaf-like wings, a black vertical body, and three hair-thin legs, was engineered to mimic the blood-sucking insect by scientists at the National University of Defense Technology in China’s Hunan province.

“Here in my hand is a mosquito-like type of robot,” said Liang Hexiang, an NUDT student who was holding the tiny drone between his fingers in a video shared by state media last weekend.

“Miniature bionic robots like this one are especially suited to information reconnaissance and special missions on the battlefield.”

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Chinese researchers at the Beijing Institute of Technology, led by Professor Zhao Jieliang, have developed the world’s lightest brain controller at 74 milligrams—roughly a salt pinch’s weight. This device straps to a worker bee’s back and uses three needles to pierce the brain, sending electric pulses to the optical lobe for directed flight. Tests showed 90% success in obedience.

These hybrid insects could aid military scouting or disaster searches in inaccessible spots. Fitted with cameras, sensors, or microphones, they transmit data while slipping through tight areas unnoticed, underscoring concerns over China’s edge in dual-use innovations amid international rivalries.

The team stated in their June 11 paper in the Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering: “Insect-based robots inherit the superior mobility, camouflage capabilities and environmental adaptability of their biological hosts.