Why is salt poisonous to slugs?

Slugs and salt simply don't mix, and when the two come into contact the slug's life expectancy is rapidly diminished to a few seconds. But why is that? read more

Salt kills slugs by causing the water to leave it's body though a process called osmosis. Osmosis, in this case, is a fancy way to say something absorbs or ejects water because of a solvent. The cell membranes of slugs are very porous. read more

Your first step after you realize you've eaten a slug should be to relax. Slugs are eaten by people around the world and are generally nontoxic to humans. However, it is possible -- although highly unlikely -- to become ill after eating a raw slug. Because slugs eat nearly everything in their path, including feces, they may carry parasites. read more

Salt that comes into contact with the body will begin dehydrating it immediately and will cause the water to move to where this is more water; in this case the water will move to the world outside of the slug's body. read more