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