Embrik Strand (2 June 1876 Ål - 3 November 1947 Riga) was an arachnologist who classified many insect and spider species, including the greenbottle blue tarantula.

The Greenbottle Blue Tarantula (Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens), a native of the Paraguaná peninsula, Venezuela, has some of the most dramatic coloring of any spider species.

The Greenbottle Blue Tarantula (Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens), a native of the Paraguaná peninsula, Venezuela, has some of the most dramatic coloring of any spider species.