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