One of Phil's most publicized discoveries was a spider that constructs a fake, larger spider in its web using silk, leaves, and dead insects. This is the only known animal (besides humans) that creates another animal from scratch and was Wired Science's #2 story of the year in 2012.
After graduating Cornell, Phil won $100,000 as a contestant on "Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader" and earned more than any other Ivy League graduate on the show.
Phil helped to discover over 40 new species by the age of 20 during scientific expeditions in Venezuela and Mongolia.
Phil was bitten by an anaconda during an expedition into the Intangible Zone in remote Amazonian Ecuador.
Brother of former WWE Diva's Champion Eve Torres.
Phil has long practiced Brazilian Jiu Jitsu with the Gracie Academy in Los Angeles. He has used this training to fight off muggers in Quito, Ecuador, and to chase down a thief after he witnessed a robbery in New York City.
Phil is credited with revealing the Donald Trump Caterpillar to the world, a fuzzy yellow caterpillar which resembled Donald Trump's wig, which was shown in print media globally, on MSNBC, and on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.