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	11	w
BUTTERFLY	13	9	n
DRAGONFLY	10	3	sw
EARWIG	12	3	s
GRASSHOPPER	5	10	ne
HORSEFLY	1	12	n
INCHWORM	9	1	w
LADYBUG	4	10	e
MEALWORM	3	1	s
STICKBUG	2	9	n
YELLOWJACKET	7	7	ne