Tatarataaaaa ( onomatopoeic rapresentation of the sound made with long golden trumpets, meant to be e exaggerated and hopefully - funny) .... And here comes my second blog post ever. This is a young mantis (Empusa pennata ) i photographed last summer in the shrubs near the sea, here in Istra, Croatia,on the Adriatic sea. I used flashlight behind her so the background is dark and looks like night. But it was a hot, bright and dusty summer day with a lot of glittering sparkles on the sea nearby.