Atualoa | Kanapī (Centipede)

12/15/2020

The video titled: How to draw a centipede (Atualoa) with color pencil freehand has been uploaded to the Pasefika YouTube channel. The video is meant to demonstrate how to draw with color pencil

The centipede (Scolopendra subspinipes) is known as:

  • Atualoa in Sāmoa
  • Kanapī in Hawaiʻi

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