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	3	3	e
EARWIG	12	2	w
GRASSHOPPER	3	2	s
HORSEFLY	1	2	s
INCHWORM	2	1	e
LADYBUG	10	4	w
MEALWORM	13	5	sw
STICKBUG	3	6	se
YELLOWJACKET	7	7	sw