Blue-striped Nettle Grub caterpillar

Thanks Lenny!! I know all about stinging nettles ... that will teach me!! :) Have'nt come across any stinging nettles here ... yet!!

Sorry Viv
I should have warned you,these are also named Stinging Nettle grubs.
Ouch.

My finger is still tingling Mark .. 3 hours later! Little rascal .. I guess it was a tad upset at being removed from its food source. I would have been the same if it had been my Xmas dinner LOL!! This spotting was up in the jungle, not outside the back door ...

Amputation tomorrow Viv. :)

I accidently touched one of these caterpillars this morning as I was removing it from a gardenia in the garden ... I got a painful sting :(

Thanks for the ident Lenny :)