OOOH, I had forgotten about some of these.

I would add to the list: lightning bugs (or fireflies) and chiggers.

Lightning bugs I miss, chiggers not at all, those little bastards itch. I have actually had people in WA refuse to believe they existed, or believe that roaches could fly. As if I have nothing better to do with my spare time than make up stories about flying roaches and microscopic skin burrowing bugs.