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**jim5cents** · 10-19-2009, 10:15 PM

slugs have a high water content to their body weight, plus there skin is very permeable. when salt gets on a slug, water is pulled out of their body due to osmosis, the water is absorbed by the salt, thus resulting in rapid dehydration.

10-19-2009, 10:15 PM	#6
Donor Donor 2,621 posts View Stats	jim5cents Re: bugs slugs have a high water content to their body weight, plus there skin is very permeable. when salt gets on a slug, water is pulled out of their body due to osmosis, the water is absorbed by the salt, thus resulting in rapid dehydration.