Phil Torres

Phil Torres is a scientist, journalist, and explorer. He runs a YouTube channel, The Jungle Diaries, where he shares videos of his fieldwork in the Neotropics.

Personal life

He is the younger brother of Eve Torres, a former WWE Divas Champion. They are of Nicaraguan, German and Swedish descent.

Career

In 2016, Torres and scientist Aaron Pomerantz discovered previously unknown kleptoparasitic behavior in the South American butterfly species Adelotypa annulifera, with the adults stealing food from necataries guarded by ants. The same ant species tend this butterfly's larvae, but receive sugary secretions in a more mutualistic interaction.[1]

References

Torres, Phillip J.; Pomerantz, Aaron F. (June 1, 2016). "Butterfly Kleptoparasitism and First Account of Immature Stages, Myrmecophily, and Bamboo Host Plant of the Metalmark Adelotypa annulifera (Riodinidae)". The Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society. 70 (2): 130–138. doi:10.18473/lepi.70i2.a8. ISSN 0024-0966. S2CID 89467398.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

[1] Torres, Phillip J.; Pomerantz, Aaron F. (June 1, 2016). "Butterfly Kleptoparasitism and First Account of Immature Stages, Myrmecophily, and Bamboo Host Plant of the Metalmark Adelotypa annulifera (Riodinidae)". The Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society. 70 (2): 130–138. doi:10.18473/lepi.70i2.a8. ISSN 0024-0966. S2CID 89467398.