Serenity
The spacecraft's name is Serenity.
"Whedon wanted to give the show a name that indicated movement and power, and felt that "Firefly" had both. This powerful word's relatively insignificant meaning, Whedon felt, added to its allure. He eventually wound up creating the ship in the image of a firefly" ~ Wikipedia
Ray is the Cajun firefly.
Serenity
Evangeline is the name of the "star" that Ray is in love with.
The scientific name for a firefly is "Lampyridae" for the family of beetles to which fireflies belong.
Photinus pyralis is the common name for the big dipper firefly.
Liam, or Jacques
The English name for jugnu is firefly.
The common name for Photinus pyralis is the Big Dipper firefly.
Firefly or glowfly
Firefly
The spacecraft's name is Serenity.
The diet of the firefly squid mainly consists of planktonic crustaceans, fish, and crabs. They also eat shrimp. The scientific name for the firefly squid is Watasenia scintillans.
"Whedon wanted to give the show a name that indicated movement and power, and felt that "Firefly" had both. This powerful word's relatively insignificant meaning, Whedon felt, added to its allure. He eventually wound up creating the ship in the image of a firefly" ~ Wikipedia
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Ray is the Cajun firefly.