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	3	1	s
BUTTERFLY	5	1	e
DRAGONFLY	4	12	ne
EARWIG	2	12	n
GRASSHOPPER	5	12	e
HORSEFLY	12	10	n
INCHWORM	13	4	s
LADYBUG	1	11	n
MEALWORM	13	13	w
STICKBUG	4	2	s
YELLOWJACKET	7	7	ne