These are the fascinating pictures of miniature table sculptures molded around bonsai trees that take up to a painstaking 18 months to create. Japanese illustrator Takanori Aiba, 58, has built the intriguing scale models of windmills, lighthouses and even the Michelin Man.He delicately uses craft paper, plaster, acrylic resin, paint and plastic to create the host of sprawling miniature communities that wrap around the tiny trees.Following his work as an illustrator for Japanese fashion magazine POPYE he has spent the last nine years producing the detailed mini worlds.The creations take at least three months to construct with his Ice Cream Package Tower taking an astonishing 18 months work. Since 2003, he has made eight models, with 10 more planned over the next few years.
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
A unique business in Birkenhead, Merseyside is sure to leave you HALF-CUT with its unusual pub and barbers combination .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
A WIMBLEDON-mad couple will be creating a racket this summer - after installing a TENNIS COURT in their living room .
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .
FLAUNTING its new accessory, a fashionable green dumpy tree frog poses for the camera while wearing a SNAIL as a hat .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
PUCKERING up and enjoying some quality time, these are the most lovable monkeys on the planet .