{"id":109238,"date":"2009-12-28T15:39:26","date_gmt":"2009-12-28T20:39:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ecoworldly.com\/2009\/12\/28\/cybugs-are-all-the-buzz-darpa-funds-spying-beetles\/"},"modified":"2009-12-28T15:39:26","modified_gmt":"2009-12-28T20:39:26","slug":"%e2%80%98cybugs%e2%80%99-are-all-the-buzz-%e2%80%93-d-a-r-p-a-funds-spying-beetles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/109238","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Cybugs\u2019 Are All the Buzz \u2013 D.A.R.P.A. 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