I chose a spider because I always have a lot of "legs" learning different things, but I try to have all those legs constructing (as a "web") connections and relationships between them. 

Doesn't he look happy to be learning so much?

 

Here is my photo (reasoning obvious as a picture is worth a bunch of words):

Ryan's spirit animal

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Big Horn Sheep

I went with the big horn sheep because I have a contentious learning style that depends heavily on debate and discussion.  I learn best with an adversary with whom i can debate ideas. Also I liked the idea of bashing my head against a problem.