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	12	3	s
BUTTERFLY	10	3	w
DRAGONFLY	1	1	s
EARWIG	8	3	sw
GRASSHOPPER	9	1	w
HORSEFLY	13	3	s
INCHWORM	1	7	se
LADYBUG	5	3	se
MEALWORM	12	5	sw
STICKBUG	2	13	ne
YELLOWJACKET	7	7	nw