Just because Tom updated this thread, I'll share another update about bugs.
Last week, we had a sewer line problem. Again. This one was the worst we've had and the toilets and bathtubs became unusable. On top of that, we had mutant nuclear cockroaches come out from the sewer. Easily 4 inches long. I used to work at a designated Superfund (hazardous waste) site and I thought those cockroaches were big. These were
much bigger. (The plumbing problems have been fixed, thankfully.)
I also forgot to mention that we also have something called a
Palo Verde Borer Beetle.
A Palo Verde is a kind-of tree that's got a green trunk and spikes on its branches. My backyard neighbor used to have a few and they're quite common out here as an "ornamental" tree. A Palo Verde Borer Beetle is a beetle that eats Palo Verde roots, can be 8 inches long or so, flies, and has a nasty (I can tell you from experience), but non-poisonous bite. My dogs occasionally play with them. They make a VERY loud thump when they fly into the window.