a) (left) Mean time spent active by the most active workers (top 20th percentile) pre-removal, 1 week after removal, and 2 weeks after removal of active workers. (b) (right) Mean time spent inactive by the most inactive workers (top 20th percentile) pre-removal, 1 week after removal, and 2 weeks after removal of inactive workers. c) (left) Mean time spent active by the most active and (right) the most inactive workers (top 20th percentile) pre-removal, 1 week after removal, and 2 weeks after removal of randomly selected workers. *Model: LMM, fixed: Worker inactivity/activity ~ Trial, random: Colony–Contrast significance determined using Tukey post hoc tests.