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