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