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	9	12	w
BUTTERFLY	7	10	nw
DRAGONFLY	11	8	nw
EARWIG	1	12	n
GRASSHOPPER	13	11	n
HORSEFLY	13	8	nw
INCHWORM	9	13	w
LADYBUG	2	5	s
MEALWORM	3	13	ne
STICKBUG	3	9	ne
YELLOWJACKET	7	7	ne