Originally posted by TricksterPriestNo. That tiny baby annihilus was exactly that. His body was growing from an infant form cloned from his original body. When nova pulls his innards out, you can see clearly that he is an insect of that size and the only thing inside his organic exoskeleton are his organs.
The actual entity refered to as Annihilus is a smaller creature integrated into the exo-skeletal armor. You probably saw this when Annihilus rezzed at the end of Annihilation. It was a smaller entity.Plus, I hear he lost the Control rod. Without it, he's down most of his power. Hell, I think he needs it to live period.