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	10	9	n
BUTTERFLY	8	7	nw
DRAGONFLY	1	4	se
EARWIG	1	12	e
GRASSHOPPER	1	5	s
HORSEFLY	10	13	nw
INCHWORM	11	2	s
LADYBUG	3	2	e
MEALWORM	12	4	s
STICKBUG	1	6	se
YELLOWJACKET	7	7	nw