And the animal living at the highest altitude?

A spider, of course!

Specifically, the Himalayan Jumping Spider.

Watch The Himalayan Jumping Spider on PBS. See more from Nature.

Creepy-Crawlie Embroidery (link)

The Mary Sue had an article on Catherine Roselle's beautifully creepy embroidery--complete with spiders and (shudder) centipedes. It's amazing. 

Also check here to see her blog and more pics (I've linked to the Insectomanie gallery). The blog is in French, but the pictures will work in any language..

The Bio-Inspired Octopod Robot (which just happens to look a lot like a spider)

Truly the stuff dreams are made of! Or nightmares. Fond as I am of spiders, I'm not sure which: I think it's that single camera eye.