The working formula for Halloween costume retailers the world over is as follows: pick a noun and find a way to make it sexy. The question of which nouns doesn't seem to phase mass-market costume designers. If it exists in the world, there's a way to make it work. Want to dress as an invasive species this year? Sexy goldfish is a fitting choice. Try not to cringe too hard at these aggressively unsexy attempts at sexy animal costumes. 1. Goldfish
Regular goldfishCredit: mike hill/getty images
Sexy goldfishCredit: halloweencostumes.com
2. Lobsters
Regular cooked lobsterCredit: james baigrie/getty images
Sexy cooked lobsterCredit: halloweencostumes.com
3. Deer
Regular deerCredit: eric slezak/eyeem/getty images
Sexy deerCredit: halloweencostumes.com
4. Bears
Regular black bearCredit: Chase Dekker Wild-Life Images/getty images
Sexy black bearCredit: halloweencostumes.com
5. Reindeer
Regular reindeerCredit: Daniel A. Leifheit/getty images
Sexy reindeerCredit: Halloweencostumes.com
6. Peacocks
Regular peacockCredit: Mathias Appel/flickr
Sexy peacockCredit: spirit halloween
7. Raccoons
Regular raccoonCredit: Robert Engberg/flickr
Sexy raccoonCredit: spirit halloween
8. Wolves
Regular wolfCredit: mark kent/flickr
Sexy wolfCredit: spirit halloween
9. Ladybugs
Real bugCredit: john flannery/flickr
Sexy ladybugCredit: spirit halloween
10. Clownfish
Regular clownfishCredit: borut furlan/getty images
Sexy clownfishCredit: halloweencostumes.com