Credit: KIERA MCLAUGHLIN / Ledger-TranscriptThe counter at The Caterpillar Lab showcases different caterpillars on their native plant while staff works with the caterpillars behind the counter. Credit: KIERA MCLAUGHLIN / Ledger-TranscriptThe Caterpillar Lab uses the larger space to showcase caterpillars in the open and interactive microscopes for guests to use. Over the past 13 years, The Caterpillar Lab has been in business; the lab has discovered approximately 15 species and 60-70 new life histories, meaning they discovered the caterpillar connected to the adult moth or butterfly previously studied. To learn more about The Caterpillar Lab, visit thecaterpillarlab.org/ or go to the lab at 13 Main St, Dublin. The Caterpillar Lab was also featured in a film by Merit Motion Pictures, found at this link.