Birds Do it, Bees Do it

Researchers at the University of Michigan have found that animals not previously thought to do so, like butterflies and ants, use plants for medication ~ and not just for themselves, but to protect their offspring. A certain kind of ant, for example, uses resin to prevent the growth of microbes in its colony: http://www.natureworldnews.com/articles/1378/20130415/animals-self-medicate-protect-future-generations-study.htm