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.
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
A mum-of-two has revealed how she accidentally set her face on fire while lighting a cigarette .
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Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
In the calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
A mum-of-three lost half of her body weight after her daughter was teased by playground bullies for having a 'fat mum' .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
This brave Hyena finally catches his pray among the thousands of flamingos, Lake Nakuru, Kenya - OUTNUMBERED among thousands of flamingos, this bold hyena is not put off from hunting for a morning snack .
A teacher has told how she was attacked by a murderer on her way home from a night out but courageously managed to charm him out of strangling her .