Caryl Parker Haskins (1908–2001)[1][2] was an American scientist, author, inventor, philanthropist, governmental adviser and pioneering entomologist in the study of ant biology.[2] Along with Franklin S. Cooper, he founded the Haskins Laboratories, a private, non-profit research laboratory, in 1935. He was professor at Union College. He was also on the boards of non-profits such as the Carnegie Institution of Washington and the Smithsonian Institution.