2007-07-18 15:46:50 · 5 answers · asked by tiffany j 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
salt absorbs water killing the slug. try this, drown a fly, then cover it with salt. the fly will come back to life.
2007-07-18 15:56:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They don't really melt. The salt pulls the water out of them by osmosis, which causes them to shrivel up.
2007-07-18 15:50:31 · answer #2 · answered by cattbarf 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Because salt dries them up and makes them shrink.
2007-07-18 15:58:01 · answer #3 · answered by Blue Stone 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Oh please don't try this. It is very painful for slugs. They get completely dehydrated. A terrible way to die.
2007-07-18 15:55:10 · answer #4 · answered by NOTW 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
they dont melt!
the water is absorbed and they die cz of less water
2007-07-18 16:01:22 · answer #5 · answered by RaZoR 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋