THAT is hilarious!!! (black walnut tree! heh heh) You wouldn't be a Fire sign would you...we find meaning everywhere! ha.
So...that's what you got out eh? Those strange cotton ball parasites? yuk! Well...it's a good thing that you got them out and now you know what you're dealing with!
You should go to both the Active and Archived parasite Forums (the most recent archive has tons of fascinating posts) - and click on 'recommended messages'...there you will get the most fascinating information pretty quickly...including people that have got out those cotton ball parasites!