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	9	n
BUTTERFLY	7	9	nw
DRAGONFLY	4	6	s
EARWIG	12	4	w
GRASSHOPPER	5	4	se
HORSEFLY	3	1	se
INCHWORM	2	6	s
LADYBUG	4	12	e
MEALWORM	3	6	s
STICKBUG	13	9	n
YELLOWJACKET	7	7	nw