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	3	13	n
BUTTERFLY	5	4	se
DRAGONFLY	10	8	nw
EARWIG	10	11	w
GRASSHOPPER	3	2	se
HORSEFLY	13	2	s
INCHWORM	2	12	n
LADYBUG	4	2	e
MEALWORM	6	13	e
STICKBUG	4	5	s
YELLOWJACKET	7	7	se