The Ananasi are quite different from the other shapeshifters, and with a number of unique features. This combined with numerous rule changes and multiple books, there are quite a lot of things to clarify. CB20 (Werewolf the Apocalypse - 20th Anniversary Edition: Changing Breeds) has been used as the deciding factor when sources are in conflict, while the first edition of Player's Guide only has been used where it does not contradict anything written in any other source.