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It's all caused by the principle of osmosis. Osmosis says that the concentration of minerals inside and outside of a membrane must be the same. When a watery slug cell comes into contact with pure salt, water seeps out of it to dilute the salt to the same concentration as in the cell, thereby draining all the cells and killing the slug.
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Why do slugs die when you put salt on them osmosis?
The salt leaches the fluids out of the slug, due to osmosis. The slug then dies of dehydration.
How is salt an effective means to control slugs?
Putting salt on a slug completely dehydrates and kills the slug
If a slug drys out will it die?
If a slug drys out it will infact die.
How do you feed a slug?
put the food ( mostly any fruit, vegtable, and dandelions) in the slug's cage and the slug will approach it and eat it.
How do you kill a slug cruelly?
Pour salt on it
How do you get a slug off your skin?
put salt on it
If you have a salt water slug what do you feed it?
Other salt water slugs.... They are cannibals
What would occur if a slug is placed into a high concentration salt solution?
It would dissolve into something small and DIE a painfull deth!!
Is it true that if you poor salt on a slug it will melt?
Well, it will not melt. First, it will look like it is in severe pain. Then, it will explode!
Does pepper kill slugs?
Salt will kill slugs because the slugs body is covered in mucus and the salt will dry up the mucus and in a matter of time the slug will die.
What makes a plant die?
sprinkle salt on it and it will poisin it
When you add salt to a slug why is it potentially deadly to the slug?
It's all caused by the principle of osmosis. Osmosis says that the concentration of minerals inside and outside of a membrane must be the same. When a watery slug cell comes into contact with pure salt, water seeps out of it to dilute the salt to the same concentration as in the cell, thereby draining all the cells and killing the slug.
