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	11	w
BUTTERFLY	8	9	nw
DRAGONFLY	13	1	s
EARWIG	2	2	e
GRASSHOPPER	9	13	w
HORSEFLY	5	3	e
INCHWORM	6	1	e
LADYBUG	4	4	e
MEALWORM	10	12	w
STICKBUG	1	10	e
YELLOWJACKET	7	7	se