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 imagesSexy goldfishCredit: halloweencostumes.com2. Lobsters
Regular cooked lobsterCredit: james baigrie/getty imagesSexy cooked lobsterCredit: halloweencostumes.com3. Deer
Regular deerCredit: eric slezak/eyeem/getty imagesSexy deerCredit: halloweencostumes.com4. Bears
Regular black bearCredit: Chase Dekker Wild-Life Images/getty imagesSexy black bearCredit: halloweencostumes.com5. Reindeer
Regular reindeerCredit: Daniel A. Leifheit/getty imagesSexy reindeerCredit: Halloweencostumes.com6. Peacocks
Regular peacockCredit: Mathias Appel/flickrSexy peacockCredit: spirit halloween7. Raccoons
Regular raccoonCredit: Robert Engberg/flickrSexy raccoonCredit: spirit halloween8. Wolves
Regular wolfCredit: mark kent/flickrSexy wolfCredit: spirit halloween9. Ladybugs
Real bugCredit: john flannery/flickrSexy ladybugCredit: spirit halloween10. Clownfish
Regular clownfishCredit: borut furlan/getty imagesSexy clownfishCredit: halloweencostumes.com