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