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	4	5	se
BUTTERFLY	12	5	s
DRAGONFLY	4	1	se
EARWIG	2	2	s
GRASSHOPPER	13	5	s
HORSEFLY	1	2	s
INCHWORM	12	1	w
LADYBUG	3	3	s
MEALWORM	10	6	sw
STICKBUG	13	2	w
YELLOWJACKET	7	7	se