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.
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
A Zumba-mad grandma has lost almost 14st after becoming addicted to the popular dance craze .
GLIDING through the water, these delightful frogs show off their vibrant colours as they practice their FROG crawl .
With no luck at the front of the bus, the deer runs around the center seats trying to escape through the window – THIS is the astonishing moment a DEER crashed through the front windshield of a bus before it went hysterically running around the vehicle .
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
AN underground HOBBIT motel inspired by JRR Tolkien is just one of the unique places to stay at the world's most unusual hotel complex .
THIS may look like a dolphin through jumping hoops, but it is in fact nothing more than a clever 3D pencil drawing .
WELCOME to the 750-foot deep rainbow cave that leaves visitors bewildered by its multi-coloured mood lighting .
A talented 16st pole dancer who was once dubbed a 'disgusting human form' by online trolls is fighting back to show her bullies that big is beautiful .
Meet mother of four, Jackie Wright, whose bizarre fear means she is terrified of HOLES .