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Slugs...
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Its flipping cold outside and there was a slug crawling across the path and I thought to myself, how cold would it have to be for a slug to freeze.
So how cold would it have to be?
and if you froze it solid, would it kill it? or would it thaw out Tom Cruise stylee and be ready to start a new and happy life?
So how cold would it have to be?
and if you froze it solid, would it kill it? or would it thaw out Tom Cruise stylee and be ready to start a new and happy life?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.This paper reports results of laboratory experiments to evaluate the cold hardiness of the terrestrial slug, Deroceras reticulatum . The mean supercooling point (SCP) rose from -4.2� C in summer to -3.6�C in winter. The SCP that caused 50% mortality (LSCP50 ) remained constant at -4.7 to -4.8�C in both seasons, but slugs were able to survive the frozen state for longer in winter (LD50 of 31.8 minutes compared with 17.0 minutes in summer). Slug survival at freezing temperatures was prolonged to at least five hours when placed on a moist, absorbent substrate. D. reticulatum exhibits partial freeze tolerance, with an increased survival in winter. The results are discussed in relation to the slugs' natural environment.
http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/cryo/cry o/2004/00000025/00000003/art00005
Well that's what google said when I entered 'frozen slugs' anyway! ;0)
http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/cryo/cry o/2004/00000025/00000003/art00005
Well that's what google said when I entered 'frozen slugs' anyway! ;0)