Glad to help. Things like butterflies, hover flies bees etc tend to stay around for a very short time so I use hand held. Spiders and other bugs hang around so a tripod is fine and will give a better result, horses for courses The other approach is to say spot a likely flower and set up a tripod mounted camera and wait for something to arrive. Patience, not my style! Butterflies are less active when it is cold so get up early. An ideal day is bright but overcast windless day as bright sunlight makes for contrast problems.
Water droplets and ice use a tripod, plenty of time for composition and lighting.
Wildlife is very challenging, field craft is key plus a desire for ever longer lenses.
