New to the game! I'm scared to explore.

Hello! I picked this game up with my wife a couple weeks ago. My wife thought it would be a cute bug coop game to play.

Found out that damn near everything wants to kill you Anything stronger than an ant will take almost all of your health upon dueling it. It also seems most equipment require you to kill a thing thats tough with bad gear at least once.

E.g. stinkbugs hit you with a gas and to circumvent it you need stinkbug parts for a gasmask???

Any tips? We have full ant gear, weevil shields (as of last play session) and spears