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