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	13	3	s
BUTTERFLY	11	5	sw
DRAGONFLY	2	2	e
EARWIG	13	10	nw
GRASSHOPPER	2	3	s
HORSEFLY	11	12	w
INCHWORM	12	11	nw
LADYBUG	11	3	w
MEALWORM	3	12	n
STICKBUG	2	4	e
YELLOWJACKET	7	7	sw