The beast died and, like the spiders, simply dissolved into a shapeless mass that quickly evaporated leaving nothing but a glutinous residue behind.
During the evaporation process the water from the soil evaporates leaving the salt behind causing salinization.
It is removed and evaporates leaving the 'free base.'
The liquid rapidly evaporates leaving behind dry powder or dry solid granules.
During the dry season, much of the water evaporates leaving behind saltflats.
When the wind is turned on the liquid quickly evaporates leaving behind the clay in a pattern characteristic of the air flow.
Eventually, the sea water evaporated leaving behind layers of halite and seashells which were eventually buried in the earth.
Under the hot desert sun, the thin veneer of water quickly evaporates leaving behind a surface layer of soft slick mud.
This can easily evaporate leaving the skin taut and parchment-like.
Then the base liquid evaporates leaving the pigment sticking (adhering) to the surface.