English: Praying mantis (Mantis religiosa) is a typical representative of the entomofauna of the Black Sea coast and the dry southern steppes of Ukraine. Its appearance in the Shatsk National Nature Park is a striking example of the effects of global climate change. We accidentally noticed this individual during a field research to the Zvunych wetland in the park. At some time there is a very swampy area, now often dry, more like a meadow, the area in the past was drained by large-scale reclamation works. At present, the very significant climate change - warming and decreasing precipitation - is the main factor of the expansion of this species to the north of Ukraine.