Pray for the Preying Mantis

The mantis can also represent the season of autumn and has been represented in poems from Kobayashi Issa, one of the four prominent forefathers of haiku.[1]  They may also be depicted with Pampas grass , vines, flowers & other symbols of autumn.

[1]http://www.eeb.uconn.edu/grads/rdunn/issa.htm