Salt and slugs

[ranor]

do slugs explode of you put salt on them?

[montyy]

no they dont explode, but they jus kind of shrink and go even more slimy! euh!

[Dusky]

No. The effect is quite dramatic but not that much:

 

Do you really want to know what happens?  It's pretty revolting.

[Dusky]

...just too late...

[Greedyfly]

Kinda melt but not

[5029]

just shrivel up

[MORELLO]

They 'fizz' and contract. The salt interacts with their mucus coat which fizzes and produces white foam/bubbles. Their muscular body contracts and they slowly die. They must have a very delicate electrolyte levael which is easily disrupted by the salt. Used to enjoy doing snails as a boy, as they were climbing a wall.