Thanks for everyone who helped me with their trades, and special thanks to @Miakodae and her friends to give me more than half of the iron blocks I needed!
I think my hatred of Spitters stems from this. My two previous builds were sky islands, with nothing bothering me the entire time. I could take my time, contemplate structures and even go AFK. Since I’ve been working in Elopor it seems I can’t go two minutes without getting shot in the face.
Underground would also be safe at the minute, though those Stalker things will soon change that…