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Use caution when using salt - it will kill any plants it touches (as well as the slugs). It is better to use a mixer of water and salt, or even seaweed spread and make a barrier around your garden or flower bed area.
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∙ 12y agoThe water inside the cells leaves the cells through osmosis because the concentration of salt outside the cells is greater than inside. Therefore the cells shrivel up.Which is bad.and it is sopost ajfo a word kill the slug cause the cameical reaction happening will explode it into pieces.
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∙ 9y agoSlugs and snails have a very high percentage of their body-weight made up of water, compared to other animals. Additionally, their skin is a much more permeable to water loss as well as ions and other small molecules, this is why they must keep their skin very moist.
When salt comes into contact with the skin of a slug or snail, osmosis drags water out through the cells lining the skin due to the sudden high concentration of a pure salt crystal on the surface of its skin. Certain species can deal with small crystals of salt by excreting large amounts of mucus in the area, reducing contact and water loss.
However, when the salt load is too much, large amounts of water are osmotically drawn out the snail and results in severe dehydration. The snail will lose volume due to water loss and will no longer be able to carry out basic cellular function.
This is an efficient and cruel way to kill snails.
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∙ 12y agoIt desolves it, but it's a horrible torture for the poor thing, and you cause it to expierience extreme pain. Please don't do it bro. Darn... I sound real earthy don't I? :)
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∙ 13y agowell.......they will shrivel up and die
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∙ 13y agothey drown.
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What happens to water movement when you put salt in soil?
Water dissolve and transport salt.
What happens if you put salt water on your feet?
Your feet get wet.
What happens when each nitrate salt is put into the flame?
The color of the flame depends on the metal from the salt.
What happens when you put salt into a cup of water?
It lowers the boiling point, and makes it "salt water".
What happens when you put water and salt on your skin?
Your skin gets wet and salty
What happens when you put salt on a frog?
If you put salt on a frog or any other kind of water dwelling creature....... IT WILL SHRIVEL UP AND DIE! If you give a little time of course.......
How do you get a slug off your skin?
put salt on it
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 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.
What happens to plant cells when you put salt water on them?
They simply die due to too much concentration of salt.
What happens to a fresh water fishes cells if put in a salt water aquarium?
Nothing...they die....
What happens if you put sugar on a slug?
it melts so it dies :)
Why do people put salt on leeches or slugs.what happens to the animals cells?
Slugs and leeches do not have an outer skin that holds water inside of them. Thus, they require a moist environment to avoid drying out. If you put salt on them, the salt pulls the water out of their cells and kills them.
Do starfish shrivel when you put salt on them?
there is a possible chance, but if you really want to watch something cool that has to do with salt, put salt on a slug it gets melted and bubbly and all that cool stuff!
Why do slugs shrivel up when you put salt on them?
As with most non-ocean living animal and plant cells, salt applied externally creates a situation where the concentration of salt outside the cells is greater than that inside. Ions move into the cells and water then moves out to try and balance the difference to create an equalibrium. This loss of water within the cells causes them to shrivel up and die, furthermore causing the slug to die as well due to the lack of water.
What happens to cucumbers when you put salt on it?
the salt starts to disintegrate
What happens when the Paramecium gets close to the salt?
The water outside the paramecium has a higher salt concentration than the inside of the paramecium. Therefore, due to osmosis, the water inside the paramecium will move to the outside and dry out. It's the same thing happens when you put salt on a slug.
