When i tried to put salt on a slug it only killed him,but do you have to wait a while before it melts?
2006-11-22 00:07:08 · 4 answers · asked by case_mccormack 1 in Environment
Slugs do not have a protective outer covering or shell to prevent the salt absorbing the moisture from their skin and body. And as we know, sodium chloride is a very active osmotic molecule. Salt dries slugs due to osmosis.
2006-11-22 00:14:01 · answer #1 · answered by gonzalo g 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that salt draws the water (dehydrates) out of them.
2006-11-22 08:15:06 · answer #2 · answered by Max 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you skin a favourite friend, then cover him/her in salt you will find a similar effect.
2006-11-22 08:17:05 · answer #3 · answered by Ranjeeh D 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't melt them it dehydrates them
2006-11-22 08:09:37 · answer #4 · answered by getting2old2quick 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋