Never Beam Down in a Red Shirt, pt. This is part two of the sixth installment of an irregular series about the use of color in writing. This half of the article will discuss red in nature, including animals, plants, and food. It will also mention red in packaging of materials, red in the titles of books, stories, and movies, and how various professions interpret red.
Animals can be red too.
The best known imaginary red animals are dragons, such as the red-gold Smaug in The Hobbit , and Scarlet in Terry Goodkind's Sword of Truth saga. Also The Cat in the Hat has a red striped hat symbolic of red's energy. Red is also often seen in the plant world. Flowers, both wild and domestic share this brilliant hue. Roses spring to mind immediately.