The chapter opens with a description of the extermination of humans by the giant bugs. The narrator explains that the extermination is a form of cannibalism, in which humans are eaten by the bugs, who then eat and reproduce with the other bugs. In other words, the extermination takes place in the form of a human being being being eaten by a giant bug. The bug-eating insects are called "exterminators" because they are able to eat humans and then reproduce with other insects. They are also known as "bugs feeding on humans" and "bugs repelling dreamboats." The narrator compares the extermination to a dreamboat being attacked by a swarm of bees. He tells the reader that he would gladly pay for the protection of his body. He then goes on to explain how the bug-feeding insects are more than just "eccentric": they are "bug feed." He then compares the caravan that was attacked by the insects to a "dreamboat." He says that the caravan's goods were left behind when the caravan was attacked, and that the narrator is just "value in being crazy." He adds that he is sorry for the death of his father, but that there is no help for anyone who does not help themselves. He says he will honor his father's "last wish," but that if he does not live, then he will die in the bug cage. He also says that he will use the wall to "sooth" the girl's cry. The chapter ends with the narrator saying that the giant bug cages have spread throughout the deserts of the eastern United States. He explains that