Fan (machine) the airflow from the fans. Thus, fans may become ineffective at cooling the body if the surrounding air is near body temperature and contains high humidity. The punkah fan was used in India about 500 BCE. It was a handheld fan made from bamboo strips or other plant fibre, that could be rotated or fanned to move air. During British rule, the word came to be used by Anglo-Indians to mean a large swinging flat fan, fixed to the ceiling, and pulled by a servant, called the punkawallah. For purposes of air conditioning, the Han Dynasty craftsman and engineer Ding
Spiders of Australia "Maratus pavonis". The "spicatus" group includes three very small species. Males rear their colourful fan and wave it from side to side but do not extend legs III as they display to females. The "tasmanicus" group includes two closely related species, one southeastern and one southwestern. Males have a large triangular fan with lobate flaps, each flap bearing a large black spot. The "velutinus" group have a velvety-black fan with elongated, black dorsal scales. The "volans" group contains three of the most colourful peacock spiders. Males of all three species have a large, fringed fan with distinctive figures consisting of