"Think of me as the praying mantis of the supernatural world.

Aren't those the bugs that bite the heads off the males? Link looked skeptical.

Yes. Then they eat them"
— Kami Garcia (Beautiful Darkness)

From Wikipedia:
"Mantises are an order (Mantodea) of insects that contains over 2,400 species in about 430 genera in 15 families. The largest family is the Mantidae ("mantids"). Mantises are distributed worldwide in temperate and tropical habitats. They have triangular heads with bulging eyes supported on flexible necks. Their elongated bodies may or may not have wings, but all Mantodea have forelegs that are greatly enlarged and adapted for catching and gripping prey; their upright posture, while remaining stationary with forearms folded, has led to the common name praying mantis."