Male orb weaving spider

5816  Seen crawling up the wall at my school! Please let me know if we should be cautious! please help, I’ve been scouring the Internet for hours and can’t seem to find anything that resembles this.

This is a male orb weaving spider, likely in the genus Araneus. Unlike the females, males often are found wandering about off their web. They are completely harmless. Ed Saugstad, retired entomologist; Sinks Grove, WV.