I live in San Diego area, and the pest populations (rodents, flies, ants) seem to be on the upswing in recent years. I was in Sydney once, and was told they have some massive poisonous spiders at times of the year that sometimes get into houses (funnel webs etc.) but I never saw any. Other cities are said to have infestations of bed bugs & roaches. The roaches in some southern cities are of impressive size. Saw some as big as a mouse. Saw a video of a rat carry away a pizza slice in NYC on youtube ("pizza rat"). Does your city have bug & vermin problems? Are there any cities free of bugs & other irritating creepy crawlies?
Sydney Funnel Web Spiders in action:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooWF0PeLWcw
Indoor giant roach hunt in Houston house:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WAFSqV-Ez8