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