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	1	sw
DRAGONFLY	12	1	sw
EARWIG	11	2	w
GRASSHOPPER	2	9	ne
HORSEFLY	1	8	n
INCHWORM	5	13	e
LADYBUG	2	5	s
MEALWORM	13	5	sw
STICKBUG	5	8	n
YELLOWJACKET	7	7	sw