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	11	12	w
BUTTERFLY	9	10	nw
DRAGONFLY	13	12	n
EARWIG	11	3	w
GRASSHOPPER	1	4	se
HORSEFLY	2	1	e
INCHWORM	2	8	n
LADYBUG	3	11	e
MEALWORM	1	11	ne
STICKBUG	1	10	n
YELLOWJACKET	7	7	ne