Nanochip

Nanochips (aka Microchips or Nanites) are a biomechanical alien species.

Biology
Nanochips are tiny mechanical insects that are either blue or a combination of red, yellow, and orange. Hybrid Nanochips have a humanoid insect-like physique and are colored grey with green circuitry-like patterns.

In Dimension 23, Nanochips exist as a sapient species called Nanomites, and have the same humanoid insect-like physique as hybrid Nanochips.

Powers and abilities
Nanochip drones can take over another being by phasing through their bodies and plugging themselves into their brains.

Nanochips are capable of flight thanks to possessing a pair of wings. They are very agile and their wings glow while airborne.

Nanochips can reduce their size to microscopic scales at will, and can sprout energy tentacles.

Nanochips are highly adaptable; as such, hybrid Nanochips can understand the functions of machinery and tech. They then use that information to make them malfunction and break in a matter of seconds.

Hybrid Nanochips can generate bioelectricity from their hands and eyes.

Weaknesses
Similar to Galvans, a Nanochip's minuscule size can be a problem if fighting larger opponents.

Because they are extremely light, Nanochips can easily be blown back and immobilized by strong winds.

Hybrid Nanochips can be affected by magic, as there is a spell that can crush them in a book.

Nanochip Queens are unable to control hybrid Nanochips.

History
Nanochips operate in a hive and are produced by a Queen from her body. A decoy queen created by Elena Validus took up residence in the body of her father Victor Validus. The decoy queen was destroyed by Ben Tennyson in the form of Nanomech. When the Nanochips returned, Ben and his team discovered the truth about Elena's connections with the Hive. After Elena destroyed her Nanochip body to save Ben, the Nanochips reactivated on their own.

At some later point, Elena disguised herself as Julie Yamamoto so she could have Ben for herself. When Ben discovered the truth, Elena used her Nanochip form to nearly suffocate him until the real Julie convinced her to let him go. Promising that she would return, Elena and the chips retreated into a sewer. Under unknown circumstances, Elena became separated from the Nanochips.