Compound Insects

BUMBLEBEE
BUTTERFLY
DRAGONFLY
EARWIG
GRASSHOPPER
HORSEFLY
INCHWORM
LADYBUG
MEALWORM
STICKBUG
YELLOWJACKET

These insects have names that are compound words. Compound words can be broken into 2 separate words.

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Word	X	Y	Direction
BUMBLEBEE	12	13	w
BUTTERFLY	10	11	nw
DRAGONFLY	13	3	s
EARWIG	12	4	s
GRASSHOPPER	1	11	ne
HORSEFLY	1	11	ne
INCHWORM	9	3	w
LADYBUG	8	13	nw
MEALWORM	10	13	nw
STICKBUG	1	8	n
YELLOWJACKET	7	7	ne