Vicious Forest Mosquitoes

Now that the heatwave has broken, mosquitoes have appeared. I got bitten 5 times while exercising by the Han River. Even at home, mosquitoes and I are close enough that I can handle them all. I'm not talking about house mosquitoes now, but forest mosquitoes. They are common in mountains and by rivers. Their official name is Aedes japonicus. Pretty picture, right? They have black bodies with white stripes, so they're also called Adidas mosquitoes or three-stripe mosquitoes. These guys are incredibly vicious and persistent. They'll chase you even if you try to shoo them away, and once they land on your skin, they won't let go until you kill them. They're completely different from house mosquitoes. What I hate even more is that they swell up and itch like crazy. To the point of agony. The solution is to apply a mosquito repellent cream as soon as you get home or lightly dab the bites with warm water. I usually get bitten when using exercise equipment, but no matter how desperately I shake my body, I can't seem to beat these pests.