The genus Taczanowskia of the orb-weaver spider, family Araneidae (Aranea)
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ONLY FOUR SPECIES OF TACZANOWSKIA ARE KNOWN AND ONLY ONE MALE HAS BEEN FOUND. ALL AREA TROPICAL AMERICAN. THE UNUSUAL LEG CLAWS, A LONG CLAW AND A SHORT ONE ON THE FIRST TWO LEGS, SUGGEST THAT THESE SPIDERS CATCH THEIR PREY BY SPEARING THEM RATHER THAN SNARING THEM IN A WEB. THESE MODIFICATIONS RELATE THE GENUS TO THE AUSTRALIAN CELAENIA.
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LEVI, H. W. (2009). The genus Taczanowskia of the orb-weaver spider, family Araneidae (Aranea). Anales Del Instituto De Biología Serie Zoología, 67(002). Retrieved from https://revistas.unam.mx/index.php/zoo/article/view/7156