Zolpidem is used to treat insomnia (difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep). Zolpidem belongs to a class of medications called sedative-hypnotics. It works by slowing activity in the brain to allow sleep. Zolpidem comes as a tablet (Ambien) and an extended-release (long-acting) tablet (Ambien CR) to take by mouth. Zolpidem also comes as a sublingual tablet (Edluar, Intermezzo) to place under the tongue and an oral spray (Zolpimist) which is sprayed into the mouth over the tongue.
Confidence votes 149. Worker bees live 6 to 8 weeks in summer, depending on conditions. A queen can live 1 to 4 years, but in a managed colony is replaced yearly. Drones live 6 to 8 weeks, or less if evicted on approach of winter, or if, when sexually mature at 16 days they mate, they will die. A queen bee can live for two to five years.
Metamorphosis, of course! Metamorphosis is the process of an animal changing form as it grows up, also known as a life cycle. The life cycle of a honeybee ranges from 16-24 days, depending on what kind of bee it is. Queen bees, or the head bees, take 16 days. Worker bees, or the other female bees, take 21 days. The drones, or the male bees, take 24 days. There are four stages to the life cycle: egg, larva, pupa and adult.