In 1947, scientists working on the Harvard Mark II computer found a moth trapped in the relay circuits of the machine, disrupting its operation. They taped the dead moth into the computer’s logbook and wrote: “(moth) in relay ... First actual case of bug being found.”

(moth) in search reimagines the trapped moth as a search engine. Starting from your search term, the moth crawls Wikipedia, attracted to hyperlinks as though they are sources of light. Whenever it lands on a hyperlink, it triggers the linked page to open.

(moth) in search is made and maintained by Shaheer Tarar. It is an offshoot of a broader project about internet infrastructure called (moth) in relay.