Locating pictures used in Screen Saver (Previously loaded)

I've noticed that the options for screen savers such as Beach, Cosmos, and Abstract are quite interesting and was wondering if it's possible to locate the folder where these images are stored. I would like to use them as a background if it's even possible to discover their location. Thanks.

Hi there,
this is an easy one
Just go to "/System/Library/ScreenSavers/" and right click on one of the
screen savers. You will see a contextual menu, showing an entry "Show contents".
Select that and then in the open package go to "/Contents/Resources/" and you have
access to all the pictures the screen saver uses.
Kind regards,
Robert

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