For instance, there is a moth that mimics the leg movements and threat postures of a spider, and a spider that mimics both the appearance, movements and color of a stinging, distasteful ant. Because honey bees are able to defend themselves with a sting, animals usually leave them alone. Many other insects mimic bees and wasps. They presumably benefit from the fact that potential predators will mistake them for bees and leave them alone. Upon investigation, there are several different types of mimicry.
Batesian mimicry occurs when the model is more highly defended than the mimic.
An example of Batesian mimicry is when the yummy viceroy butterfly mimics the orange and black coloration of the distasteful monarch butterfly. Birds that have learned to avoid eating monarchs will avoid eating viceroys as well. In Arizona the harmless bright red, black and white Baja Mountain kingsnake and the milksnake both mimic the poisonous red and black coral snake. Mullerian mimicry occurs when the mimic is also well-defended. An example of Mullerian mimicry is the distasteful queen butterfly that is orange and black like the equally unpalat able monarch.